Even cheap chain hotels give you 4 towels. However.only 2 towels for me and my husband is ridiculous. Now all of that being said, the housekeeping staff did a great job of keeping the room clean every day. Homemade desserts would also be a nice touch, or at least ordered from a real bakery. The desserts in the evening are good, but also store bought and not cooked on site. We had to eat out the last day we were there. Being from the south myself, I know one when I get one. I'm thinking some of the reviews that call it a "great southern breakfast" have never truly had a great southern breakfast. And my husband and I have stayed at well over 30 B & B's in our 18 year marriage. It was truly the worst breakfast of any B & B we've stayed at. This is an easy fix for the ETH and they really, really need to fix it. For over $200 a night, breakfast should be phenomenal, not barely edible. The cereal gets left out day after day in the containers (that are outside), so it was a bit stale. The muffins were store bought and tasted like it. My husband doesn't like eggs, so he had the muffins and cereal. The biscuits weren't bad and the grits were so-so (creamy but no flavor). The sausage was dry and tasted like the frozen, pre-sliced kind. Now I can't stand any tomato taste to my eggs, so maybe that was the problem. They scrambled the eggs and added some tomato based sauce (a salsa type sauce) and cheese to the eggs. Our first morning they served an egg casserole that was ok at best. In fact, the breakfast they serve nearly had me give this lovely Inn 3 stars instead of 4. I keep seeing rave reviews for the breakfast and I just don't get it. My husband and I are not early risers and are also light sleepers, so this was a problem. Also, this room is just above the courtyard where early risers are already eating breakfast. This room is right next to the prep kitchen and ice machine, so you hear banging as the staff prepare for breakfast. Also.you do not want the Carter Room if you are a light sleeper or like sleeping past 7:00. So if you have a specific room in mind, DO call them after making your reservation to make sure you get it. I did ask Kevin about this, and he told me even though you can't pick the specific room at the time of reservation, you can call the Inn and let them know which room you want. It was a nice enough room, but I wouldn't have chosen a parlor level room. I say "put", because you can't request exactly which room you want when making your reservation. We were put in the Carter Room, which is a parlor level "luxury" main house room. There was an iron, but no ironing board, so Kevin got one for us right away. That was SO kind! He helped us with our luggage to our room, made sure the air conditioning was set to a comfortable level, and asked us if there was anything else we needed. We parked on the street right in front of the home and didn't have a couple of quarters to put in the meter, so Kevin ran out and put a couple in for us. We were greeted with big smiles, welcoming us to the ETH, by Kevin. But the entire staff, especially Kevin, do everything in their power to help find close parking and make sure the guests are aware of where to park. They cannot do anything about the street parking, its availability (or lack thereof). The home was built in the mid-1800's and is very similar to a brownstone (with attached homes on either side in a row). I do not understand why several reviewers have "dinged" the ETH for the parking situation. While our stay was overall very good, there is room for improvement. I so wanted to be able to give the Eliza Thompson House a 5 star review. I say "put", because you can't request exactly which room you want when making your.
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